Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 October 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Glentoran | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1987 | Ards | 43 | (21) |
1987–1993 | Linfield | 114 | (51) |
1993–1994 | Distillery | 25 | (6) |
1994–1998 | Crusaders | 108 | (40) |
1998–2000 | Glenavon | 48 | (19) |
2000–2002 | Crusaders | 58 | (23) |
2002 | Bangor | 0 | (0) |
2005 | Crusaders | 0 | (0) |
Total | 396 | (160) | |
International career | |||
1981 | Northern Ireland U16 | 3 | (0) |
1987 | Irish League XI | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2024 | Crusaders | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephen John Baxter BEM (born 1 October 1965) is a Northern Irish football manager and retired footballer. Baxter is known for his time at Crusaders, where he had two spells as a player, and served as manager for 19 years between 2005 and 2024. [1]
In 2019, Baxter was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to football in Northern Ireland.[2]